Google Pixel 3a (sargo)

flohack

@mendevi_0 4a is very pricy, even as used device. Nothing below 250-300 € - thats far too much for a private porter. So either a device is donated in some form or lend out.

flohack

Not even 300,--- its more like 350-400,- € here. So thats definitely too much to expense for us atm.

fredldotme

@dieharddan @dsimmons our super secret guy has verified that SMS work with a certain set of changes. I will post a method on how to add testing repos soon after I've created them!

Or, if you feel adventurous and can't wait for it:

Download all files from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PuDBL2v9VKeKWlfrNbxxIDDOsqUH-056?usp=sharing
Copy them to your phone's "Downloads" folder
Enter an adb shell and run the following commands:

sudo mount -o remount,rw /
sudo apt install ./Downloads/libgbinder-radio_1.0.11+ubports1_arm64.deb ./Downloads/libgbinder_1.0.47_arm64.deb
sudo cp ./Downloads/libgrilio-binder.so.1.0.15 /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libgrilio-binder.so.1.0.13
sudo cp ./Downloads/rilbinderplugin.so /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/ofono/plugins/rilbinderplugin.so
sync
sudo reboot

In case your device doesn't show your carriers name in the indicator, just switch between 3G and 4G.

dieharddan

@fredldotme Hmm, I tried but It didn't seem to make any difference for me

dieharddan

I left it on overnight and it worked for 30sec in the morning and quit, i left it sit for some more time and then it worked for a few hours and quit after a reboot. It currently is not working but ill leave it for some time and see if it comes to life

dieharddan

@fredldotme So I downgraded to android 9.0 (PD2A.190115.029) and reinstalled UT and so far, SMS has been working well now even if I reboot! I'm not sure if it was the downgrade or starting fresh that fixed it, but I will use it as a daily driver for a while to test long term.

Also, I'm curious if you have working mms; if I try to send a picture the data icon on the top bar disappears until the message fails and then it reappears

fredldotme

@dieharddan thanks for the good news! Have fun!
Was this with the patched ofono-ril-binder-plugin that I mentioned or with a fully clean installation?

Regarding MMS, I don't know, haven't tried yet. Might take a look at it this coming weekend.

dieharddan

@fredldotme fresh install without any changes made, I wasnt sure if your changes have been rolled in yet. Its been working great, though occasionally, text, phone and data will quit working and will need a reboot.

fredldotme

@dieharddan no, it's too late in the cycle to include the changes yet, also they have a few regressions. So for the time being the changes should be applied manually. They are supposed to help with the instability though.

Duhjoker

ok guys i have tried both fastbooting the halium-boot.img dtbo.img vbmeta.img and using the gsi installer and i have tried using the ubports installer and i cannot get the os to load. it just goes to fastboot

dieharddan

@duhjoker Did you unlock the bootloader and downgrade to android 9?

dieharddan

So I've been using this as a daily for over a week and can say it's been a great experience so far! For those of you thinking about getting a pixel 3a or xl, here are the only, minor issues I've had:

Keyboard vibration seems to work sporadically
When powering off the device, it sometimes reboots instead
No MMS send or receive
Unable to change volume during a call with the side buttons
Unable to get sound out of my bluetooth headphones, but other BT devices work fine (could be an issue with my particular headphones)
All sound comes from the ear speaker and nothing from the lower speakers
Seems to disconnect from wifi and ask for password alot which it doesnt need as i just click on my router to reconnect

Big thanks to @fredldotme for his awesome work on this port!

fredldotme

@dieharddan thanks, glad it works!

If you would like to help testing something real quick, I'm testing ofono without the sailfish_manager plugin right now, as I believe nothing in the system currently makes use of it and might screw around with some functionality and stability.

If you would like to help testing things, please mount the rootfs rw again and modify /etc/init/ofono.override to include sailfish_manager in the list of disabled plugins (argument -P).

dieharddan

@fredldotme Ok, I made the change and will test

Duhjoker

@dieharddan

yes the bootloader is unlocked i did that a couple months ago when i recieved the phone. And yes i downgraded or rather switched back to proper firmware. i say that because i refuse to go any higher than pie at this point. im currently running dirty unicorns rom with and got all the extras working by flashing the lineage vendor. found that out by accident by switching from lineage to unicorns.

ok so heres the problems im having....

using the gsi installer, formatting userdata to ext4 using fastboot errors every time. when i go to twrp and change the file system of data from fsf2 to ext4 its wipes the internal storage ofcourse then i cannot add the gsi installer back to internal storage. windows just hangs for as long as you let it trying to do so. i can install the gsi without formatting to ext4 but when i was working on porting to the lg aristo 2 i remember that data had to be able to be formatted to ext4 since the img files are compiled to that format.

when i use the ubports installer it hangs at preparing system image and thats both having to fastboot boot the twrp image and when it actually goes to the compiled bootable recovery

dieharddan

@duhjoker First, I would revert your phone back to factory stock, removing twrp and everything else; you can use this guide if you'd like.

Here's the factory images

Then try the newest version of the ubports installer. Sometimes you have to help it along by manually booting the phone into fastboot and recovery during the installation

dieharddan

@dieharddan said in Google Pixel 3a (sargo):

@fredldotme Ok, I made the change and will test

So the phone seems to work whenever i go to use it, but it looks like ive been missing calls and texts as people have been yelling at me (wife) lol
This is with the update 98 on the development channel and without the patched ofono-ril-binder-plugin as when i try that, i lose all telephony until i reinstall ut with the installer. And of course, this is all with sailfish_manager disabled, though i doubt that has anything to do with it

fredldotme

@dieharddan sadly it turns out that every Android 9 based device has issues with missing calls and SMS after some time, we're looking into it, that includes the Pro1 and Volla Phone.

dieharddan

@fredldotme Thanks for the update

Lakotaubp

Please move all further chat and issues about this device to here https://forums.ubports.com/category/69/google-pixel-3a-3a-xl